The Bears improve to 5-3 in the MASCAC, tying them with Framingham and Westfield State for second place in the MASCAC standings.
Santos picked up 19 of his 21 points in the second half as he connected on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor and a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line in the half. Senior Matt Badiali (Raynham, MA) added 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while junior David Rukstalis (Norwood, MA) chipped in with 10.
The Bears as a team shot an impressive 65% from the field in the second half, and also connected on 20 of 25 foul shots (80%) for the game.
The Rams were led by senior Jared Clark (Ipswich, MA), who notched a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Derek Wigman (Pembroke, MA) and senior Chris Feeney (Dorchester, MA) also played well, adding 14 and 10 points respectively.
The MASCAC schedule resumes for both teams on Tuesday night as the Bears travel to North Adams to take on Mass. College, while Framingham entertains Worcester State. Both games are scheduled to start at 7:30.
Newspaper Box Score Framingham State vs Bridgewater State 02/05/05 3:00 PM at Bridgewater, MA BRIDGEWATER STATE 75, FRAMINGHAM STATE 66 FRAMINGHAM STATE (11-8, 5-3) Jared Clark 6-9 5-6 17; Derek Wigman 4-13 4-6 14; Chris Feeney 4-9 0-0 10; Ralph Sully 2-6 4-7 9; Paul Tanglis 2-6 0-0 6; Anthony Washington 2-4 0-2 4; Joseph Faradie 2-3 0-2 4; Michael Costa 1-1 0-0 2; Matthew DaCosta 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Dacey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 13-23 66 BRIDGEWATER STATE (11-9, 5-3) Peter Santos 6-10 7-7 21; Matt Badiali 5-9 2-2 14; David Rukstalis 4-13 2-2 10; Cliff Furtado 2-3 1-2 6; Mike Rondeau 2-3 2-2 6; Brian Adamczyk 2-3 1-2 5; Chris Hayes 2-4 1-4 5; Tom Cuddihy 1-4 2-2 4; Tim Ryan 1-3 0-0 2; Matt Schnider 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 25-52 20-25 75 Framingham State...... 23 43 - 66 Bridgewater State....... 30 45 - 75 3-point goals- Framingham State 7-18 (Derek Wigman 2-5; Paul Tanglis 2-3; Chris Feeney 2-6; Ralph Sully 1-4) Bridgewater State 5-15 (Peter Santos 2-4; Matt Badiali 2-5; Cliff Furtado 1-2; Brian Adamczyk 0-1; Tom Cuddihy 0-3) Fouled out-- Framingham State-Chris Feeney, Bridgewater State-None. Rebounds- Framingham State 30 (Jared Clark 11) Bridgewater State College 35 (David Rukstalis 6; Chris Hayes 6) Assists- Framingham State 10 (Paul Tanglis 4) Bridgewater State 20 (Brian Adamczyk 8) Total fouls- Framingham State 22 Bridgewater State 20. A-350